Once the POWs caught wind of this they were in disbelief, they had never heard of the words “atomic” or “electronic” being used with a bomb before. The bird was sent on a job to ready the new POW camp that the prisoners would head for their actual execution, with one week away this was startling. On August 15th the war was over for the Japanese, this sent the prisoners into a whirl of sorrow knowing that their fate was so close. The day never came thanks to an American torpedo bomber, it sent the officials into a blaze of confusion and the prisoners into waves of happiness and thoughts of freedom. The next few days were full of air drops of food for the POWs, the men were so happy and they ate to their hearts content. On September 5th the men were taken home, finally after so many years of suffering the men had been able to go home. The best part about this to me was the fact that the Japanese captors (at least the ones who were nice to the prisoners) were saluting them as they left for home. What a change in character, or moreover role; from disciplinary guard to respecting officer. I enjoy the fact that something can draw people together as to live better. Once Louie reached the states he saw a doctor who had grim news, he wouldn’t be able to continue his running career because of all the abuse he had taken during imprisonment. Though this had been bad news he bumped paths with many of his friends met throughout the various camps, this was a great sign of relief for him knowing that his friends were alright. Him and Pete finally meet up and they were amazed to see each other, Pete was worried about Louie’s mentality and hoped that he wouldn’t have PTSD; his worries were put to rest because with every joke they had, Louie’s fears faded further and further away. They both board a plane and head over to Long beach, Louie jumps out of the plane and hugs someone he hasn’t seen in years, his mother and him were crying together.
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